Content publishing systems and methods
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1. A system for publishing digital content comprising:
- a beacon device associated with a first user configured to repeatedly transmit to a landscape service system, position information indicating the current position of the beacon device, and identification information identifying the beacon,wherein the landscape service system includes a receiver that receives the transmitted position information from the beacon device, and a processor that calculates a position of the beacon device and links content information associated with the first user with the calculated position; and
a browsing device including a display configured and adapted to display to a second user a representation of a local geographical area, and to selectively display to the second user the content information associated with the first user that is transmitted from the landscape service system to the browsing device, based at least in part on whether the location of the beacon device associated with the first user is within the local geographical area represented to the second user,wherein the representation of the local geographical-area comprises one or more images of an actual physical landscape of the local geographical area, the content information comprises one or more multimedia images, and the content information is overlaid on top of the representation of the local geographical area.
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Abstract
A system for publishing digital content is described which, in one embodiment, includes a beacon device associated with a first user configured to transmit identification information and information indicating its current position. A browsing device includes a display configured and adapted to display to a second user a representation of a local geographical area, and to selectively display to the second user content information associated with the first user, based at least in part on whether the location of the beacon device is within the local geographical area.
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1. A system for publishing digital content comprising:
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a beacon device associated with a first user configured to repeatedly transmit to a landscape service system, position information indicating the current position of the beacon device, and identification information identifying the beacon, wherein the landscape service system includes a receiver that receives the transmitted position information from the beacon device, and a processor that calculates a position of the beacon device and links content information associated with the first user with the calculated position; and a browsing device including a display configured and adapted to display to a second user a representation of a local geographical area, and to selectively display to the second user the content information associated with the first user that is transmitted from the landscape service system to the browsing device, based at least in part on whether the location of the beacon device associated with the first user is within the local geographical area represented to the second user, wherein the representation of the local geographical-area comprises one or more images of an actual physical landscape of the local geographical area, the content information comprises one or more multimedia images, and the content information is overlaid on top of the representation of the local geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A system for publishing digital content comprising a browsing device including a display configured and adapted to display to a first user a representation of a local geographical area and content information associated with a second user that is transmitted from a landscape service system to the browsing device,
wherein the landscape service system includes a receiver that receives position information transmitted from a beacon device associated with the second user, and a processor that calculates a position of the beacon device and links content information associated with the second user with the calculated position, wherein the content information is displayed selectively based at least in part on the location of the second user as determined by the beacon device associated with the second user, and wherein the representation of the local geographical area comprises one or more images of an actual physical landscape of the local geographical area, the content information comprises one or more multimedia images, and the content information is overlaid on top of the representation of the local geographical area.
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12. A method for publishing digital content comprising displaying with a browsing device to a first user a representation of a local geographical area and content information associated with a second user that is transmitted from a landscape service system to the browsing device,
wherein the landscape service system includes a receiver that receives position information transmitted from a beacon device associated with the second user, and a processor that calculates a position of the beacon device and links content information associated with the second user with the calculated position, and wherein the content information is displayed selectively based at least in part on the location of the second user as determined by the beacon device associated with the second user, the representation of the local geographical area comprises one or more images of an actual physical landscape of the local geographical area, the content information comprises one or more multimedia images, and the content information is overlaid on top of the representation of the local geographical area.
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21. A system for publishing digital content, the system comprising:
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a receiver system adapted and configured to repeatedly receive from a beacon device associated with a first user transmissions of position information indicating the current position of the beacon device; a processing system configured and adapted to calculate the position of the beacon device based at least in part on the received transmissions of position information, and link content information associated with the first user with the calculated position; and a transmission system adapted and configured to selectively transmit the content information to a browsing device configured and adapted to display to a second user a local geographical area and content information associated with the first user, the content information being selectively displayed based at least in part on whether the calculated position of the first user is within the local geographical area represented to the second user, wherein said receiver system, processing system, and transmission system comprise a landscape transceiver that is networked to other landscape transceivers in a landscape service system using physical transmission lines and/or wireless communications technology, and wherein the representation of the local geographical area comprises one or more images of an actual physical landscape of the local geographical area, the content information comprises one or more multimedia images, and the content information is overlaid on top of the representation of the local geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for publishing digital content comprising:
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repeatedly receiving from a beacon device associated with a first user, position information indicating a current position of the beacon device; determining the current position of the beacon device; linking content information associated with the first user with the determined position; and transmitting from a landscape service system to a browsing device associated with a second user, a representation of a local geographical area and the content information associated with the first user, wherein the content information can be displayed selectively based at least in part on whether the location of the beacon device associated with the first user is within the local geographical area represented to the second user, the representation of the local geographical area comprises one or more images of an actual physical landscape of the local geographical area, the content information comprises one or more multimedia images, and the content information is overlaid on top of the representation of the local geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for publishing digital content comprising
a beacon device associated with a first user configured to repeatedly transmit position information indicating the current position of the beacon device to a landscape service system comprising a receiver and a processor, wherein the receiver receives position information transmitted from a beacon device associated with the first user, and the processor calculates a position of the beacon device and links content information associated with the first user with the calculated position, and wherein said landscape service system is capable of selectively transmitting content information associated with the first user to a browsing device that is based at least in part on whether the beacon device associated with the first user is positioned within a local geographical area represented in the browsing device, the representation of the local geographical area comprises one or more images of an actual physical landscape of the local geographical area, the content information comprises one or more multimedia images, and the content information is overlaid on top of the representation of the local geographical area.
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40. A method for publishing digital content comprising,
repeatedly transmitting position information indicating the current position of a beacon device associated with a first user to a landscape service system, wherein the landscape service system includes a receiver that receives position information transmitted from a beacon device associated with the first user, and a processor that calculates a position of the beacon device and links content information associated with the first user with the calculated position, and selectively transmitting the content information associated with the first user from the landscape service system to a browsing device that is based at least in part on whether the beacon device associated with the first user is positioned within a local geographical area represented in the browsing device, wherein the representation of the local geographical area comprises one or more images of an actual physical landscape of the local geographical area, the content information comprises one or more multimedia images, and the content information is overlaid on top of the representation of the local geographical area.
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